News Headlines (140) 30 January 2013

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► How stimulus saved America but became a dirty word - Fast Forward. President Obama's stimulus program prevented the U.S. from falling into a depression and more of the same could boost the recovery, argues Alan Blinder, Princeton economist and former Federal Reserve vice chairman. In an interview with Reuters Editor-at-Large Sir Harry Evans, Blinder discusses his new book and why evidence that stimulus could work again is being ignored by policymakers. (January 22, 2013) 



► Poor Sleep in Old Age Prevents the Brain from Storing Memories -  Jan. 27, 2013 — The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a link between these hallmark maladies of old age. Their discovery opens the door to boosting the quality of sleep in elderly people to improve memory. 

► New parks to protect WA's Horizontal Falls - From: AAP January 28, 2013  ||  New Australian National Park Features Unique 'Horizontal Falls' - By Andrea Thompson, OurAmazingPlanet Managing Editor - LiveScience.com | Mon, Jan 28, 2013 

► 29 January 2013 - Smartphone sensors reveal security secrets | By Mark Ward Technology correspondent, BBC News

► Dutch Queen abdicates, Willem-Alexander to succeed  ||  Change of monarch a party for everyone 'within budgets', says PM - Tuesday 29 January 2013

► Dutch Queen to abdicate in favour of her son. Published on Jan 29, 2013 by Ajlazeera English :: The Netherlands will have its first king after more than 120 years. Queen Beatrix is abdicating after thirty years as head of state in favour of her eldest son, Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become the first Dutch king since 1890. The Queen will revert to the title of Princess, but not until the official handover, on April 30. | Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports.



► Paralyzed by Chávez's absence, Venezuela's shaky government is inventing threats from abroad. But the hungry masses aren't buying it. - BY PETER WILSON | JANUARY 25, 2013 

► Chavismo Is Entrenched - by  Patrick Duddy (served as the U.S. ambassador to Venezuela from 2007 to 2010. He is presently a visiting senior lecturer at Duke University) - January 3, 2013 

► What Hugo Chavez Built: The Legacy of Latin-American 'Chavismo' - By Julia E. Sweig |Jan 14 2013 

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Roma musicians perform 'Requiem for Auschwitz' in Poland.  Published on Jan 29, 2013 by AFP :: Ethnic Roma musicians from across Europe come together in the southern Polish city of Krakow to perform the "Requiem for Auschwitz", by a Roma composer, to mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp. ||  ► Mourning and Hope - Requiem for Auschwitz | Arts.21. Published on Dec 16, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish :: The Roma and Sinti Philharmonic Orchestra in Frankfurt has been in existence for ten years. Now its musicians, who come from all over Europe, are attracting attention with a spectacular event. In the "Requiem for Auschwitz", they commemorate the forgotten suffering of Sinti and Roma under the Nazis.



► Requiem dla Auschwitz





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Obama: 'Genuine Desire' for Immigration Overhaul. Published on Jan 29, 2013 :: President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised bipartisan efforts to overhaul U.S. immigration laws, welcoming "a genuine desire" to tackle a snarled system that has been stalled for almost two decades. (Jan. 29)  ||  ► Obama on Immigration Fix: 'Now Is the Time'. Published on Jan 29, 2013 :: Declaring 'now is the time' to fix broken immigration laws, President Barack Obama heralded a rare show of bipartisanship between the White House and Senate lawmakers on principles for making millions of illegal immigrants citizens. (Jan. 29)

► Obama: I'll introduce my own immigration bill if Congress doesn't move - By Liz Goodwin, Yahoo! News 

► Obama on immigration overhaul: 'Now is the time' - By JULIE PACE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Associated Press 

► Rubio: Obama must accept border security as part of immigration reform -  By Chris Moody, Yahoo! News

► LA County plans move on immigrant birthing hotels. LA County officials plan crackdown on immigrant birthing hotels as conditions draw complaints - Associated Press – Mon, Jan 28, 2013 

► Obama authorizes $155 million more in aid to Syria - By JULIE PACE | Associated Press 

► Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton End Marriage of Convenience with "60 Minutes" Lovefest - By Ron Fournier | National Journal – Mon, Jan 28, 2013

► Nine-Year-Old's 'Kid President' Pep Talk Video Goes Viral - By Mia Trovato | Trending Now  


A Pep Talk from Kid President to You

► Best Foods for Every Vitamin and Mineral - by Amanda MacMillan | Monday, January 28, 2013

► War vet receives double-arm transplant. A soldier who lost all four limbs in a roadside bombing in Iraq says he's looking forward to driving and swimming with new arms after undergoing a double-arm transplant. (Jan. 29) (PHOTOS)

► Sea foam blankets flooded Australian coast. Australia's Sunshine and Gold coasts were hit so hard by foam that residents and tourists were asked to cancel all non-essential travel, according to reports . Witnesses also described seeing foam as high as nine feet at its peak. (ABC News)

► 29 January 2013  - Food photos: How to do it properly

► Asteroid mining's peculiar past

► The psychology of the to-do list

► Livin' la vida Bonito

► Central Texas cuisine raises the steaks

► Porsche Boxster S, meet Canada  || The future of driving is now 

► 2013 Porsche Cayman S - Detroit 2013 Walkaround. Published on Jan 14, 2013 by  windingroadmagazine



► 28 January 2013 - In pictures: British guns lifted from wreck off Sicily

► 30 January 2013 - Analysis: What is driving North Korea's nuclear test plan? By Dr John Swenson-Wright Chatham House 

► 29 January 2013 - France's gay marriage fight | By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris  

► 29 January 2013 -  In pictures: Timbuktu's manuscripts at the Ahmed Baba Institute 

► Alabama gunman shoots school bus driver, takes child hostage

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US Split: Debate rages as Obama pushes gun control law. Published on Jan 29, 2013 :: President Barack Obama has met with police chiefs from cities in the US where mass shootings have occurred. He wants their support for a review of the country's gun control policy. Obama's proposal of tougher gun regulations and a ban on assault weapons has divided public opinion. With many standing by the constitutions 2nd amendment - the right to bear arms. RT's Gayane Chichakyan reports.



► Obama's immigration speech: Light on details, heavy on vague demands 

► Britain to send forces to Mali as part of EU mission 

► Ron Paul calls US involvement in Mali 'undeclared war' 

► 9/11 trial censorship? Gitmo court feed cut 

► 'La Dolce Vita' treatment: Rome's Trevi Fountain to get fashion makeover 

► Bolshoi's prima ballerina (Svetlana Lunkina) flees Russia after threatening letters

( Related mind : my post 14 January 2013, LATIMES Marc Martin's photo)

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Dozens of bodies found 'executed' in Syria. Published on Jan 29, 2013 :: Al-Jazeera has gained exclusive access to a make-shift morgue in the Syrian city of Aleppo, where the bodies of dozens of young men are being held. They were found with their hands tied and a single bullet wound to the head - activists are calling this incident a massacre. It's not clear who carried out the attack - but rebels and the government are blaming each other. | Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Aleppo.



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Mourners cry for justice after Brazil fire. Published on Jan 29, 2013 :: Thousands of mourners marched through the city of Santa Maria in southern Brazil, calling for justice after one of the country's worst nightclub fires that killed 234 people. Across the country, football matches paused for a moment of silence to honour the dead, and pray for the 83 or more survivors, many of whom are in critical condition, suffering from severe burns and smoke inhalation. As the nationwide mourning period enters its second day, a police investigation have turned to whether key evidence has been hidden.  | Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from Santa Maria.

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■ Australian PM Announces Sept. 14 Elections
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■ Brazil Police: Outdoor Flare Started Club Fire
■ Mexico Breaks Up Alleged Border Sex-slavery Cult 
■ Senate Confirms Kerry Nomination for State Dept.
■ Coast Guard: Barge Leaked 7,000 Gallons of Oil
■ Egypt Army Chief Warns of Collapse of State
■ U.S. Eyes Drone Base in Africa with Al-Qaeda in Mind
■ Hostess Set to Announce Bidder for Twinkies
■ CNN: Tornado Threat for Parts of Midwest, South

► Google Fills In Some Blanks on Its Online Map of North Korea

By Austin Ramzy
Inside North Korea: Google Snapshots

► China Burns Nearly as Much Coal as the Rest of the World

► Obama Lays Out Bipartisan Plan for Immigration Reform

► Home Prices Rise, but Will a Recovery Last? 

► California Acts on Climate Change as World Warms

► Does France's Surge in Mali Signal a Retreat?

* War Rages On in Mali 

► Klein: New Calls for a Conservative Third Party

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* Barbara Walters Has Chickenpox

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► Behind the Picture: Aleppo's River of Death 

► LIFE Behind the Picture: Gandhi and His Spinning Wheel, 1946

► Mexico stays on the sidelines in immigration reform debate

By Richard Fausset - The nation may have the most at stake as Washington considers new policy on illegal immigrants, but it has learned the hard way to avoid the appearance of meddling in U.S. affairs. Obama speech | Timeline
* Obama: Time is right to fix immigration system
* McManus: Immigration reform's new fans
* 'Right tone' or 'same old story'? 
* Rubio, McCain push back against critics of overhaul

► Sen. Harry Reid's filibuster deal infuriates liberal Democrats
► Obama on immigration: 'Right tone' or 'same old story'?
► Witnesses offer previews of Wednesday's Senate gun hearing
► Senate overwhelmingly approves John Kerry for secretary of State 

► Menendez: 'Lightning Speed Approval' for Kerry. Published on Jan 29, 2013 by AssociatedPress :: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday swiftly and unanimously approved President Barack Obama's choice of Sen. John Kerry to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. (Jan. 29)


► Do gun absolutists want the right to bear rocket launchers?

► Straight men more stressed, depressed than gay men, study says

► Pictures in the News | Jan. 29, 2013